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Springfield 1903 info needed
Hi guy, I'm trying to find out some info on this rifle. The reciever is stamped US REMINGTON 1903, the seriel number is 3087XXX. The barrel is stamped RA 4-42 with the flaming bomb, on several other parts like the front sight blade, bolt, and safety there is a R. On the stock there is a circle with crossed cannons in it and a rectangle with FGA in it. The front sight cover doesn't have any stampings in it, IIRC didn't the originals? This was another flea market find. The guy I got the mauser action from introduced me to the guy who had this, it wasn't even out he had it in his car. The bayonet is a M1905 dated 1906 in a leather scabbard. I picked up the bayonet about 6 years ago and the scabbard about a year later. That felt good to be able to unite them all after how many years since there military service. Thanks in advance.
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03-10-2012 07:15 PM
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Your rifle was probably built in May of 42, I suspect the barrel is correct to it, (even though it's a month earlier) I believe the pinned stock is also. Most of the unmarked front sight covers have been claimed to be Springfield (pre-war). As far as I know, all others were marked, G in a triangle was Gotham, R Remington and others that had a letter and numbers. I haven't studied the sight covers much, maybe someone will respond with info.
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Congratulations on a nice find! Your receiver was made in May, 1942. A fellow who goes by ViShooter has an excellent M1903 reference site, http://www.vishooter.net/m1903.html
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The barrel is original; the stock is a replacement. The original stock would have been a non-grasping groove with an RLB. Hard to tell for sure, but the handguard is probably a replacement, as well. The "FGA" stock is an FJA, in actuality. The stock (assuming it doesn't have cuts for an 03A3 handguard ring) was originally on a late Remington M1903.
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Thanks for the info guys. After I turned the computer off yesterday I was reading guns&ammo surplus firearms articale about the 1903A3 and they acturally talked about these early war remington 03's. Rick as far as the handguard ring I'm not to sure if I know what you're refering to. Here's a pic, is this what you're talking about. I also noticed some marks on the bottom of the stock that I didn't see before. In front of the floor plate there is a 5 in a circle, a 13 in a circle, a 10 in a box and a triangle. Behind the trigger gaurd there is a P in a circle and a D. It's also missing the screw that holds the piece with the bayonet lug on. If anyone has a spare and wants to sell it please let me know. I only recently started to get into these old rifles so thanks for putting up with me.
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The stock is a replacement, as I said. Judging by the latest pictures, the handguard is, as well.
People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.
--George Orwell
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